Fear Strikes Out fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Sports, a real life story, and the mind
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Fear Strikes Out is fast-paced.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Sports, a real life story, and the mind
Its world is built around sports, a real life story, and the mind.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 40 min
Fear Strikes Out runs 1 h 40 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Fear Strikes Out higher (83) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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6.9
